This Day in History
Today: August 23, 2026
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After the successful invasion of Egypt, Octavian executes Marcus Antonius Antyllus, the eldest son of Mark Antony, and Caesarion, the last king of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt and only child of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra.[<span title="This claim needs references...
79
Mount Vesuvius begins stirring, on the feast day of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire.[1]
476
Odoacer, chieftain of the Germanic tribes (Herulic - Scirian foederati), is proclaimed rex Italiae ("King of Italy") by his troops.
1244
Siege of Jerusalem: The city's citadel, the Tower of David, surrenders to the Khwarazmiyya.
1268
The Battle of Tagliacozzo marks the fall of the Hohenstaufen family from the Imperial and Sicilian thrones, and leading to the new chapter of Angevin domination in Southern Italy.
1328
Battle of Cassel: French troops stop an uprising of Flemish farmers.
1382
Siege of Moscow: The Golden Horde led by Tokhtamysh lays siege to the capital of the Grand Duchy of Moscow.
1514
The Battle of Chaldiran ends with a decisive victory for the Sultan Selim I, Ottoman Empire, over the Shah Ismail I, founder of the Safavid dynasty.[2]
1521
Christian II of Denmark is deposed as king of Sweden and Gustav Vasa is elected regent.
1541
French explorer Jacques Cartier lands near Quebec City in his third voyage to Canada.
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